Transcript 1:1 Devices in Elementary

1:1 Devices in
Elementary
Josh Jackson
Media Specialist, North Trail Elementary
Presenter Bio
• Media Specialist in K-5 setting
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3rd-5th graders take iPads home; K-2 have iPads in classroom
• 2nd year in district
• ESL + Multimedia Education
background
• Teach technology, library, literacy
(reading & informational) and digital
citizenship skills
The Why
• Taking a risk to individualize education,
using our strengths to grow
• Preparing students from Pre-K+ for
21st-century skills needed today
• Integrating real-life objects and people
into classrooms
The Details
• TIRE as tech leader, teacher in PD
• Media Specialist as coordinator
• Teacher learning with the students
Google Apps
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Gmail for teacher-student communication
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Drive for backup and creating collaborative documents,
students & staff
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Earth for creating
lit trips
Schoology
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Our learning management system (LMS)
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Communication with students and parents
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Material hub
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Assessment tool
How This Has Evolved
• eBooks and Digital audiobooks are
reaching more students
• Media curriculum (and others) entirely
revised or rewritten
• Teach tech vocabulary, scaffold
complex lessons
What’s Next?
• Students prepared for complex use of
technology
• Ability to dig deep into content
• Teacher-created materials with iBooks
• Digital portfolios from K-12
Take-Aways
• Elementary students can do more with
technology than you think!
• Information at fingertips
• Have experts on certain apps, constant
knowledge-sharing
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